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The Good Books, Catherine Hokin: ‘I come from a working class background which prized education, our house was full of books’

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Catherine Hokin on the books of her childhood, her best books of the year so far, and reading in rainy Glasgow.   The first book...
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The Good Books, Damian Barr: ‘James Baldwin’s voice is as urgent now as it ever was’

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Damian Barr on reading for the Big Scottish Book Club, his love of Jackie Kay's latest poetry and being inspired by James Baldwin.    The...
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Two year waiting list to run Wigtown’s Open Book Airbnb as visitors from around the world flock to Scotland’s National Book Town

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Since welcoming its first holidaymakers in August 2014, Wigtown’s charity-run Open Book Airbnb bookshop has become an international sensation. Over the years, nearly 450 guests...
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The Good Books, Ali Millar: ‘I’ve tried and tried to get into Jane Austen, but I just can’t’

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Ali Millar on her best books of the year, why she can't get into Jane Austen and being inspired by Rachel Cusk.   The first...
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More than 100,000 people attended this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival

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More than 100,000 people attended this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, with ticket and book sales significantly up on previous years. Future Tense, the first...
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The Good Books, Margaret McDonald: ‘Jackie Kay is my absolute idol’

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Margaret McDonald on her love of The Hunger Games, her favourite books of the year so far, and falling in love with Jackie Kay.    The...
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